Zimbabwe Rhodesia

Zimbabwe Rhodesia was an unrecognized African state that existed from 1 June to 12 December 1979, with Salisbury serving as its capital. The state was established after the "Internal Settlement" between Rhodesian Prime Minister Ian Smith and moderate black nationalists led by Bishop Abel Muzorewa led to the relaxation of education, property, and income qualifications for voter rolls, leading to blacks making up the majority of the electorate; however, whites still controlled the civil service, judiciary, police, and armed forces. ZANU and ZAPU continued their armed resistance to the government in the Rhodesian Bush War, and Southern Rhodesia was re-established at the start of a period of interim British control in December 1979. Three months later, Southern Rhodesia's independence was recognized as "Zimbabwe".